Lambeth Country Show

Lambeth Country Show was a free two-day community festival held annually in Brockwell Park, Lambeth, south London, and run by Lambeth Council.

Status: cancelled

Lambeth Council announced on 5 December 2025 that the show would not take place in 2026. The council said it could no longer justify subsidising the two-day event, which it estimated would cost about GBP 1 million to stage, while it needs to find GBP 84 million of savings over four years. The decision formed part of a wider reduction in event days in Brockwell Park: in May 2025 the High Court found the council had breached planning rules limiting large-scale event use of the park to 28 days a year (areas had been in use for up to 37 days), and the council did not contest the ruling. As of September 2026 no 2027 edition had been confirmed, although campaign group Protect Brockwell Park has argued for a smaller, community-led revival.

The show

• Roots in the 1967 Brockwell Park Flower Show; the Lambeth Country Show became an event in its own right in 1974.
• Free entry, drawing around 120,000 visitors across the weekend - one of London's biggest free outdoor events.
• Programme: livestock and rural displays, flower show and growing competitions (including vegetable sculptures), craft and food stalls, jousting, live music, community and charity stands, an eco village, village green, main arena and main stage.
• Last edition held: Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 June 2025, Brockwell Park.

Venue

Brockwell Park, Dulwich Road, London SE24 9BJ, United Kingdom - served by Brixton Underground station and Herne Hill rail station; no public car park, and visitors were advised to travel by public transport, cycling or on foot.